Python IDLE crash only on second monitor. Tcl/Tk compatibility issue?
OS X 10.10.1 Python 3.4.2 ActiveTcl 8.5.17
Hi All,
Have a strange issue with IDLE crashing when using open parenthesis '(', specifically when using it after 'input'. It only seems to occur when the IDLE window is on my second monitor (LG IPS226). I can safely type the same characters if the IDLE window is on my laptop screen.
I have read around the Tcl/Tk compatibility on OSX with Python, and have manually installed the 8.5.17 version that Python suggests (with a fresh Python install afterwards). Is there anything I'm missing?
Thanks.
Here is the error report, I have removed the Binary Images section as it was huge. Let me know if you need any parts of it.:
Process: Python [829]
Path: /Applications/Python 3.4/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
Identifier: org.python.IDLE
Version: 3.4.2 (3.4.2)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: Python [829]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2015-01-27 18:23:25.347 +0000
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: 74C05961-5E20-89F0-8A61-57115D184D5B
Time Awake Since Boot: 880 seconds
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Error (1000) creating window shape'
Application Specific Backtrace 1:
0 CoreFoundation 0x985ba343 __raiseError + 195
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x9a69da2a objc_exception_throw + 276
2 CoreFoundation 0x985ba25d +[NSException raise:format:] + 141
3 AppKit 0x915af052 _NXCreateWindowWithStyleMask + 519
4 AppKit 0x915aed92 _NSCreateWindow + 165
5 AppKit 0x9147809f -[NSWindow _commonAwake] + 1447
6 AppKit 0x91477930 -[NSWindow _makeKeyRegardlessOfVisibility] + 104
7 AppKit 0x91477886 -[NSWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:] + 35
8 Tk 0x02b0aeb4 XMapWindow + 149
9 Tk 0x02b108e3 TkWmMapWindow + 289
10 Tk 0x02a69c7d Tk_MapWindow + 89
11 Tk 0x02a73d2a MapFrame + 72
12 Tcl 0x029da0cb TclServiceIdle + 61
13 Tcl 0x029bc20f Tcl_DoOneEvent + 342
14 Tk 0x02ac49fa DisplayText + 511
15 Tcl 0x029da0cb TclServiceIdle + 61
16 Tcl 0x029bc20f Tcl_DoOneEvent + 342
17 Tk 0x02a45a86 Tk_UpdateObjCmd + 198
18 Tcl 0x0294c851 TclEvalObjvInternal + 770
19 Tcl 0x0294d83c Tcl_EvalObjv + 72
20 _tkinter.so 0x006e7ae0 Tkapp_Call + 208
21 Python 0x000e7865 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 31653
22 Python 0x000e7bc1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32513
23 Python 0x000e7bc1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32513
24 Python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
25 Python 0x00041bde function_call + 158
26 Python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
27 Python 0x000e0cdc PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 4124
28 Python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
29 Python 0x00041bde function_call + 158
30 Python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
31 Python 0x000e0cdc PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 4124
32 Python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
33 Python 0x00041bde function_call + 158
34 Python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
35 Python 0x0002accc method_call + 140
36 Python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
37 Python 0x000de00e PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords + 78
38 _tkinter.so 0x006e5c06 PythonCmd + 358
39 Tcl 0x0294919c TclInvokeStringCommand + 96
40 Tcl 0x0294c851 TclEvalObjvInternal + 770
41 Tcl 0x02989bcf TclExecuteByteCode + 4775
42 Tcl 0x02992ecd TclCompEvalObj + 439
43 Tcl 0x0294dc40 TclEvalObjEx + 871
44 Tcl 0x0294dd41 Tcl_EvalObjEx + 47
45 Tcl 0x029da395 AfterProc + 83
46 Tcl 0x029da26f TimerHandlerEventProc + 87
47 Tcl 0x029bbf0b Tcl_ServiceEvent + 160
48 Tcl 0x029bc150 Tcl_DoOneEvent + 151
49 _tkinter.so 0x006e52c9 Tkapp_MainLoop + 201
50 Python 0x000e7865 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 31653
51 Python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
52 Python 0x000e79c1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32001
53 Python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
54 Python 0x000e79c1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32001
55 Python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
56 Python 0x000e902f PyEval_EvalCode + 95
57 Python 0x0011465e PyRun_FileExFlags + 206
58 Python 0x00114ab7 PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags + 807
59 Python 0x0012d021 Py_Main + 3425
60 Python 0x00001e97 main + 471
61 Python 0x00001cb5 start + 53
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x985bacd7 ___TERMINATING_DUE_TO_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION___ + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x985ba659 __raiseError + 985
2 libobjc.A.dylib 0x9a69da2a objc_exception_throw + 276
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x985ba25d +[NSException raise:format:] + 141
4 com.apple.AppKit 0x915af052 _NXCreateWindowWithStyleMask + 519
5 com.apple.AppKit 0x915aed92 _NSCreateWindow + 165
6 com.apple.AppKit 0x9147809f -[NSWindow _commonAwake] + 1447
7 com.apple.AppKit 0x91477930 -[NSWindow _makeKeyRegardlessOfVisibility] + 104
8 com.apple.AppKit 0x91477886 -[NSWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:] + 35
9 Tk 0x02b0aeb4 XMapWindow + 149
10 Tk 0x02b108e3 TkWmMapWindow + 289
11 Tk 0x02a69c7d Tk_MapWindow + 89
12 Tk 0x02a73d2a MapFrame + 72
13 Tcl 0x029da0cb TclServiceIdle + 61
14 Tcl 0x029bc20f Tcl_DoOneEvent + 342
15 Tk 0x02ac49fa DisplayText + 511
16 Tcl 0x029da0cb TclServiceIdle + 61
17 Tcl 0x029bc20f Tcl_DoOneEvent + 342
18 Tk 0x02a45a86 Tk_UpdateObjCmd + 198
19 Tcl 0x0294c851 TclEvalObjvInternal + 770
20 Tcl 0x0294d83c Tcl_EvalObjv + 72
21 _tkinter.so 0x006e7ae0 Tkapp_Call + 208
22 org.python.python 0x000e7865 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 31653
23 org.python.python 0x000e7bc1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32513
24 org.python.python 0x000e7bc1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32513
25 org.python.python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
26 org.python.python 0x00041bde function_call + 158
27 org.python.python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
28 org.python.python 0x000e0cdc PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 4124
29 org.python.python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
30 org.python.python 0x00041bde function_call + 158
31 org.python.python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
32 org.python.python 0x000e0cdc PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 4124
33 org.python.python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
34 org.python.python 0x00041bde function_call + 158
35 org.python.python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
36 org.python.python 0x0002accc method_call + 140
37 org.python.python 0x0000e0f9 PyObject_Call + 89
38 org.python.python 0x000de00e PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords + 78
39 _tkinter.so 0x006e5c06 PythonCmd + 358
40 Tcl 0x0294919c TclInvokeStringCommand + 96
41 Tcl 0x0294c851 TclEvalObjvInternal + 770
42 Tcl 0x02989bcf TclExecuteByteCode + 4775
43 Tcl 0x02992ecd TclCompEvalObj + 439
44 Tcl 0x0294dc40 TclEvalObjEx + 871
45 Tcl 0x0294dd41 Tcl_EvalObjEx + 47
46 Tcl 0x029da395 AfterProc + 83
47 Tcl 0x029da26f TimerHandlerEventProc + 87
48 Tcl 0x029bbf0b Tcl_ServiceEvent + 160
49 Tcl 0x029bc150 Tcl_DoOneEvent + 151
50 _tkinter.so 0x006e52c9 Tkapp_MainLoop + 201
51 org.python.python 0x000e7865 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 31653
52 org.python.python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
53 org.python.python 0x000e79c1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32001
54 org.python.python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
55 org.python.python 0x000e79c1 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 32001
56 org.python.python 0x000e8f4a PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2314
57 org.python.python 0x000e902f PyEval_EvalCode + 95
58 org.python.python 0x0011465e PyRun_FileExFlags + 206
59 org.python.python 0x00114ab7 PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags + 807
60 org.python.python 0x0012d021 Py_Main + 3425
61 Python 0x00001e97 main + 471
62 Python 0x00001cb5 start + 53
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x90f628d2 kevent64 + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x9508473f _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 245
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x950843a2 _dispatch_mgr_thread + 52
Thread 2:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x90f61e6e __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x9284236d _pthread_wqthread + 939
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x9283feea start_wqthread + 30
Thread 3:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x90f61e6e __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x9284236d _pthread_wqthread + 939
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x9283feea start_wqthread + 30
Thread 4:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x90f61852 __select + 10
1 Tcl 0x029f4a0b NotifierThreadProc + 628
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x92841ecf _pthread_body + 138
3 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x92841e45 _pthread_start + 162
4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x9283ff0e thread_start + 34
Thread 5:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x90f5ba2e mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x90f5aad0 mach_msg + 68
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x984b8ae6 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 214
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x984b7ef9 __CFRunLoopRun + 1529
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x984b7696 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 390
5 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x984b74fb CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123
6 com.apple.AppKit 0x914ce6b4 _NSEventThread + 283
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x92841ecf _pthread_body + 138
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x92841e45 _pthread_start + 162
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x9283ff0e thread_start + 34
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000001 ebx: 0x004e0600 ecx: 0x00000000 edx: 0x00000000
edi: 0x985ba28e esi: 0x00c5a600 ebp: 0xbfffc158 esp: 0xbfffc150
ss: 0x00000023 efl: 0x00000286 eip: 0x985bacd7 cs: 0x0000001b
ds: 0x00000023 es: 0x00000023 fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x0000000f
cr2: 0x0bacc000
Logical CPU: 2
Error Code: 0x00000000
Trap Number: 3
asked on Stack Overflow Jan 27, 2015 by 
jh112323
jh1123231 Answer
I found a simple fix.
In IDLE:
Options Menu > Configure Extensions > CallTips > set to FALSE
Then restart IDLE.
Took much research to find that super simple solution... the problem is caused not by an error in IDLE but by an error in the mac's Tcl/Tk code specifically when calltips are called in external monitors above the default monitor.
answered on Stack Overflow Nov 17, 2017 by 
Maxim Lott
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